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Contents
Feed Summary
Investment Trends
Market Details
Exit Outlook
Investors
News
Appendix
2
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Contents
Feed Summary
Investment Trends
Market Details
Exit Outlook
Investors
News
Appendix
3
Feed Summary
Investment Trend Summary
Exit Outlook Summary
BlueBox
Summary of Key Markets
Notable Companies in the Sector
Recent News

Note: Mega Companies includes IPO’d companies, Mega Acquisitions and Unicorn. Data is taken from Tracxn Platform as on March 3, 2018.
Higher Education Feed Summary
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Higher Education > Feed Summary
Companies providing online courses, educational resources, learning platforms, management solutions, teaching
resources, and other services for Higher Education students, teachers, parents and administrators
• Inclusions: All tech-based companies that provide courses, resources,
mobile apps, and learning platforms for online learning to university
students and teachers. Also, contains admission assistance platforms,
end to end student lifecycle solutions, student-specific listing &
marketplace platforms, employment platforms, learning management
system, administrative management system, networking platforms,
smart classroom solutions, and other support services for colleges and
universities. Includes virtual universities offering online degree
programs.
• Exclusions: Companies providing education loan, traditional brick-n-
mortar colleges & universities, offline tutoring and training centers,
offline admission consultants, and service companies.
• Excludes funding information of Chinese companies
Feed in Numbers
Overview
$4.1B
Funding
15
Mega
Companies
7132837
FundedCovered on
Tracxn
3
Unicorns
9
Soonicorns
22
Minicorns
9
IPO’d Cos
197
Late Stage Cos
45
11
Acquisitions
290
DeadPooled
116
Acquihired
Series A+ Cos
Chegg
(2005, Santa Clara, Public)
Ellucian
(1968, Fairfax, Acq)
Blackboard
(1997, Washington D.C., $67M, Acq)
Top Companies

261
324
365
540
294
73
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Y-o-Y # of Companies Founded
$355M
$424M $458M
$548M
$679M
$386M
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
$ Funding # Rounds
Investment Trend Summary
Summary of Funding Activity in Higher Education
5
$400M - Series C
Laureate (1998, Baltimore, $550M)
$22.5M - Series C
Top Hat (2009, Toronto, $54M)
$50M - Series B
UniCareer (2014, New York City, $50M)
$21M - Series A
Examity (2012, Needham, $21M)
$30M - Series C
HackerRank (2009, Bangalore, $58M)
$20M - Series B
Handshake (2012, San Francisco, $34M)
$30M - Series A
Trilogy Education Services (2015, New York
City, $30M)
$12M - Series D
Parchment (2003, Phoenix, $69M)
$23M - Series B
Passei Direto (2012, Rio De Janeiro, $23M)
$11.5M - Series B
Unacademy (2010, Mumbai, $17M)
Top Geos of InvestmentEntrepreneurial Activity Global Funding Trend
Higher Education > Feed Summary > Investment Trend Summary
Seed University Ventures (#8), 1776 (#3), Social Capital (#3)
Series A/B
University Ventures (#6), New Markets Venture Partners (#4),
Owl Ventures (#3)
Series C+
Arc Capital Development (#1), ATP Private Equity Partners (#1),
Bessemer Venture Partners (#1)
Incubators 500 Startups (#19) Techstars (#12) Dreamit (#9)
Other Notable
Investors
Wayra (#6), Lumina Foundation (#4), Plug and Play Tech Center
(#4)
Debt Investors
Lighter Capital (#2), Silicon Valley Bank (#2), The North West
Fund (#2)
Most Active InvestorsRecent Investments
95 125 135 129 122 97
$3.7B
$226M
$220M
$136M
$25M
US
Canada
India
Europe
Latam
$ Funding

Summary of exit outlook in Higher Education
Exit Outlook Summary
66
Most Active AcquirersTop Investors in Exits
Novak Biddle
Venture Partners
2
2U (2008, Annapolis, $95.9M)
Blackboard (1997, Washington D.C., $67M)
Bessemer Venture
Partners
2
2U (2008, Annapolis, $95.9M)
Instructure (2008, Salt Lake City, $90M)
Insight Venture
Partners
2
Chegg (2005, Santa Clara, $208M)
First Analysis 2
2U (2008, Annapolis, $95.9M)
America Online 1 Blackboard (1997, Washington D.C., $67M)
Jul 2017 Tutorvista Acq by Byju's Classes
Jun 2016 Higher One Acq by Blackboard for $260M
Aug 2015 Ellucian Acq by TPG for $3.5B
Jun 2014
iParadigms Acq by Insight Venture Partners for
$752M
Dec 2013 Open Colleges Acq by Apollo Group for $146M
Oct 2011
Blackboard Acq by Providence Equity Partners for
$1.6B
Higher Education > Feed Summary > Exit Outlook Summary
Intel 1 Kno (Nov 2013)
TPG 1 Ellucian (Aug 2015, $3.5B)
Providence
Equity Partners
1 Blackboard (Oct 2011, $1.6B)
Insight Venture
Partners
1 iParadigms (Jun 2014, $752M)
Pearson 1 eCollege (May 2007, $477M)
Recent IPOs Top Acquisitions
Bridgepoint Education Apr 2009
Virtual school and SaaS platforms for ins…
IPO MCap: - Current MCap: $558M
Capella University Nov 2006
Accredited online university
Tribal Group Jul 2002
SaaS platforms for educational and traini…
IPO MCap: - Current MCap: -
Strayer Education Jul 1996
Online college
Laureate Feb 2017
Provides online and campus based courses…
IPO MCap: - Current MCap: $2.4B
Instructure Nov 2015
Cloud-based Learning Management System
2U Mar 2014
SaaS based virtual classroom platform for…
Chegg Nov 2013
Provider of tutoring, internship, book re…
IPO MCap: - Current MCap: -

February 2018Tracxn BlueBox – Higher Education
Higher Education > Feed Summary > BlueBox
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Key Sub Sectors in Higher Education Sector
Summary of Key Markets
8
Top Markets of Investment Activity
# Cos on
Platform
Last 2 Years
$ Invested # Round
Student Solutions > Employability >
Career Readiness Programs 61 $72.2M 12
Jobs & Internship Platform 226 $33.4M 24
Pre-assessed Job Platform 35 $59.7M 8
University Solutions > Management
Solutions > University Management System
>
Enrollment Management
70 $18.2M 10
University Solutions > Management
Solutions > Learning Management System >
Virtual Classroom Platform
37 $24.8M 6
Student Solutions > Student Resources >
Self Study >
Multi-Disciplinary
59 $18.6M 6
Universities >
Virtual 59 $418M 4
Discovery >
Colleges
245 $12.5M 8
Alternative Credit Providers 12 $50.7M 4
Sub Sectors
# Cos
Tracked
#
Funded
Total
Funding
University Solutions
Platforms that allow universities/colleges to manage
learning (content authoring, assessment,...
992 296 $2B
Student Solutions
Companies providing solutions to students such as
tutoring, admission assistance, and...
1775 395 $1.3B
Universities
Brick & Mortar universities using technology for
increasing learning efficiency and virtual...
65 22 $838M
Teacher Solutions
Companies providing learning solutions to college
professors and staff
5 0 -
Higher Education > Feed Summary > Summary of Key Markets

List of Notable Companies in Higher Education
Notable Companies in the Sector
9
Note: *(Founded Year, Location, Total Funding)
Higher Education > Feed Summary > Notable Companies in the Sector
Public
Laureate
(1998, Baltimore, $550M)*
Bridgepoint Education
(2004, San Diego)
2U
(2008, Annapolis, $95.9M)
Instructure
(2008, Salt Lake City, $90M)
Capella University
(1993, Minneapolis)
Strayer Education
(1892, Herndon)
Chegg
(2005, Santa Clara, $208M)
National American
University
(1941, Rapid City)
Tribal Group
(1999, Bristol)
Acquired
Ellucian
(1968, Fairfax)
Blackboard
(1997, Washington D.C., $67M)
iParadigms
(1998, Oakland)
eCollege
(1996, Centennial)
Higher One
(2000, New Haven, $91.5M)
Open Colleges
(1910, Sydney)

List of Notable Companies by Market in Higher Education
Notable Companies by Market (1/3)
10
Higher Education > Feed Summary > Notable Companies by Market
Universities
Virtual
Provides online and campus based courses at both
UG and PG levels
Stage: Public
The Abraaj Group, Tikehau Capital, IFC and 5 Other
Investors
Bridgepoint Education (2004, San Diego)
Virtual school and SaaS platforms for institutes for
personalised learning of students
Stage: Public
Warburg Pincus
Capella University (1993, Minneapolis)
Stage: Public
National American University (1941, Rapid
City)
Virtual school for higher education
Stage: Public
Virtual
Open Colleges (1910, Sydney)
Online degree programs
Stage: Acquired
Quartet Ventures
Strayer Education (1892, Herndon)
Online college
Stage: Public
New Mountain Capital
Student Solutions
Student Resources
Provider of tutoring, internship, book rental and
related services for university students
Unicorn. Stage: Public
ACE Group, TriplePoint Capital, Pinnacle Ventures
and 21 Other Investors
Piazza (2009, Palo Alto, $15.5M)
Collaborating platform for students and teachers
Soonicorn. Stage: Series B
Khosla Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners,
Kapor Capital and 4 Other Investors

11
Student Solutions
Employability
Parchment (2003, Phoenix, $69.1M)
Credential verification and online sharing platform
for transcripts
Soonicorn. Stage: Series D
Raine Group, Novak Biddle Venture Partners,
Salmon River Capital and 3 Other Investors
HackerRank (2009, Bangalore, $58.2M)
Technical recruitment platform and code-challenge
community
Soonicorn. Stage: Series C
JMI Management, Khosla Ventures, Battery
Ventures and 11 Other Investors
Management Solutions
HotChalk (2004, Campbell, $245M)
Online degree programs provider in collaboration
with universities
Soonicorn. Stage: Series C
Bertelsmann, Escalate Capital, Peacock Equity and 6
Other Investors
D2L (1999, Kitchener, $165M)
Learning management system for K-12, higher
education and enterprises
Columbus Nova Technology Partners, Graham
Holdings Co, Four Rivers Group and 4 Other
Investors
2U (2008, Annapolis, $95.9M)
SaaS based virtual classroom platform for online
degree programs
Stage: Public
Bessemer Venture Partners, Highland Capital
Partners, Redpoint Ventures and 7 Other Investors
Higher One (2000, New Haven, $91.5M)
Financial management platform for institutions
Stage: Acquired
IA Capital Group, Lightyear Capital, Fidia Holding
and 2 Other Investors
Stage: Public
Bessemer Venture Partners, EPIC Venture Fund,
OpenView and 5 Other Investors
Civitas Learning (2011, Austin, $88.9M)
Predictive analytics platform for personalised
education advice
Warburg Pincus, Austin Ventures, Emergence
Capital and 8 Other Investors

12
Blackboard (1997, Washington D.C., $67M)
LMS for educators, corporations and government
organizations
Unicorn. Stage: Acquired
Oak Hill Capital Partners, The Aurora Funds, The
Carlyle Group and 11 Other Investors
Schoology (2009, New York City, $55.5M)
Learning management system for schools and
corporate
JMI Management, FirstMark, Intel Capital and 5
Other Investors
Everspring (2011, Evanston, $53.5M)
Virtual classroom platform for universities
Carrick Capital Partners, Accretive
Smart Sparrow (2008, Sydney, $23.5M)
Adaptive eLearning Platform
ACT, Moelis, One Ventures and 2 Other Investors
Ellucian (1968, Fairfax)
Software solutions provider for higher education
institutes
Unicorn. Stage: Acquired
JMI Management, Leonard Green and Partners,
Hellman & Friedman
eCollege (1996, Centennial)
Virtual Classroom Platform for Universities
Stage: Acquired
Pritzker Group, Capital Resource Partners
iParadigms (1998, Oakland)
Web-based plagiarism & student feedback software
Stage: Acquired
Georgian Partners, Lead Edge Capital, ARCC
Tribal Group (1999, Bristol)
SaaS platforms for educational and training
organisations
Stage: Public
Right Click Capital

Notable Companies in the Sector in China
13
Higher Education > Feed Summary > Notable Companies in the Sector in China

Recent News in Higher Education Sector
Recent News
14
Higher Education > Feed Summary > Recent News
Mar 2018 Strayer Education misses by $0.20, misses on revenue, Seeking Alpha
Mar 2018 Capella Education EPS in-line, misses on revenue, Seeking Alpha
Mar 2018
Ulyngo and OOHLALA Collaborate to Increase Safety, Engagement,
and Sustainability for Chapman University, PRWeb
Feb 2018
Info-Tech Research Group names Cherwell, TeamDynamix, and
OMNINET as IT Service Management (ITSM) Gold Medalists, PRWeb
Feb 2018
Edtech startup Buddy4Study raises $3M Series A funding led by CBA
Capital, YourStory Media
Feb 2018
Tech firm HackerEarth launches co-innovation platform ‘Startup
Connect’, TheNewsMinute
Feb 2018 Mark Fields Joins Ellucian Board of Directors, Citybizlist
Feb 2018
Education finance app attracts $735,000 investment, The Business
Observer
Feb 2018
First tenant set to open at Mercia Marina’s landmark £3m Piazza
development, TheBusinessDesk
Feb 2018
Softdocs Announces Expanded Partnership with Ellucian Through
Ethos Support, PRWeb
Feb 2018
Craft Driven MR Associates with CareerGuide.com to Introduce a
Report on Career Counselling, Startup Wonders
Feb 2018
Jenzabar Partners with Docubase to Provide Streamlined
Document, BestProductsReview
Feb 2018 VR firm outlines flotation plan , Insider Media
Key Recent News Key Recent News
Feb 2018
Unacademy eyes 5th round of funding in 2 years, may raise $35 Mn,
Entrackr
Feb 2018
2U, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2017 Financial
Results, PR Newswire
Feb 2018
Powered by 2U, Yale School of Medicine Welcomes 43 Students to
the Yale Physician Assistant Online Program, PR Newswire
Feb 2018
Cengage And Chegg Announce Exclusive Partnership To Offer
Cengage Unlimited Subscribers Free 30-Day Access To Chegg
Learning Services, PR Newswire
Feb 2018 Edtech business looks to raise €5m in IPO, independent.ie
Feb 2018
Peterson, Port Cameron partner to develop deepwater staging port
in Louisiana, World Oil
Feb 2018 Fastweb, Ericsson launch Rome 5G trial, Telecompaper
Feb 2018
Quad Learning raises $4.8 million to help students get four-year
degrees, ImpactAlpha
Feb 2018
Regent Education Announces New Name for Flagship Financial Aid
Management Solution, Citybizlist
Feb 2018
Bridgepoint Education Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2017
Feb 2018
Greg Peters, Chief Product Officer at Netflix, Joins 2U Board of
Directors, PR Newswire
Feb 2018
Hobsons Launches Community Intervention Sharing to Help Higher
Education Institutions Achieve 100 Percent Goal Attainment, PRWeb

Contents
Feed Summary
Investment Trends
Market Details
Exit Outlook
Investors
News
Appendix
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Funding Trends
Median Deal Size and Trend
New Entrants in Funding Club
Distribution of companies by Funding Range
Funding Funnel of the Sector
Top Investments and Investors
Investors in Unicorn club

$309M
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$548M
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Investments ($M) and number of rounds in Higher Education; 2011-2017
Global Funding Trends (1/2)
16
Note: Funding excludes Grant, Debt and Post IPO rounds. Excludes all details for Chinese companies
Higher Education > Investment Trends > Global Funding Trends
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15% # of Rounds
1% # of Rounds

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2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Seed Early Stage Late Stage
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$100M $207M
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$147M $114M $102M $147M $95M $397M $429M $49M
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Seed Early Stage Late Stage
$217M
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$201M
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$190M
$362M
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Note: Mega Rounds = rounds with size > $20M. Funding excludes Grant, Debt and Post IPO rounds. Excludes all details for Chinese companies
Stage-wise Number of RoundsStage-wise $ Invested
New Entrants in Funded ClubMega Rounds
Global Funding Trends (2/2)
Investments ($M) and number of rounds in Higher Education; 2011-2017
Higher Education > Investment Trends > Global Funding Trends
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Entrants in Funding Club Avg. Ticket Size
5 3 6 5 3 4 4 4 $1M $2.5M $2.7M $0.7M $0.9M $1.5M $2.9M $1.7M
$309M
$386M
Total $ Invested

Higher Education > Investment Trends > Funding Trends by Geography
Funding Trends by Geography

Higher Education > Investment Trends > Median Deal Size and Trend
Median Deal Size and Trend

Higher Education > Investment Trends > Distribution of companies by Funding Range
Distribution of companies by Funding Range

Higher Education > Investment Trends > Funding Funnel
Funding Funnel

Note: Seed Stage (Seed, Angel), Early Stage (Series A, Series B), Late Stage (Series C+, PE)
Higher Education > Investment Trends > Notable Investments in last 24 months
Major funding rounds by Stage in Higher Education; Mar 2016-Mar 2018
Notable Investments in last 24 months (1/3)
LATE STAGE
$400M - Series C Dec 2016
UG and PG levels
The Abraaj Group
$30M - Series C Feb 2018
HackerRank (2009, Bangalore, $58.2M)
Technical recruitment platform and code-challenge
community
JMI Management, Khosla Ventures, Battery
Ventures, Randstad, Chartline Capital Partners
$22.5M - Series C Feb 2017
Top Hat (2009, Toronto, $54.1M)
Audience response system for colleges and
universities
Union Square Ventures, Emergence Capital,
Georgian Partners, Inovia Capital, Golden Venture
Partners, Version One Ventures, SoftTech VC
$12M - Series D Mar 2016
Credential verification and online sharing platform
for transcripts
EARLY STAGE
$50M - Series B Jul 2017
Online Learning and career counselling platform
Kunzhong Capital, New Oriental
$30M - Series A Jun 2017
Trilogy Education Services (2015, New York
City, $30M)
Alternative Credential provider
Highland Capital Partners, City Light Capital, Rethink
$23M - Series B Mar 2016
Passei Direto (2012, Rio De Janeiro, $23M)
Academic collaboration platform
Chegg, Redpoint eventures, Bozano Investimentos,
Valor Capital Group
$21M - Series A Mar 2017
Examity (2012, Needham, $21M)
Proctored examination provider
University Ventures, Inherent Group, Trinity Capital
Investment
EARLY STAGE
$20M - Series B Nov 2016
Handshake (2012, San Francisco, $34M)
Career management and recruiting platform for
students, recruiters and colleges
Spark Capital, KPCB, True Ventures, Lightspeed
Venture Partners, Lowercase Capital
$11.5M - Series B Sep 2017
Unacademy (2010, Mumbai, $17.5M)
Free online learning platform offering crowd
sourced courses on multiple subjects
Sequoia Capital, SAIF Partners, Nexus Venture
Partners, Blume Ventures
$10M - Series B Mar 2017
CampusLogic (2011, Gilbert, $11.6M)
Financial aid platform for students
$10M - Series A Nov 2016
CodeFights (2014, San Francisco, $12.4M)
Gamified platform for testing programming skills
E.ventures, SV Angel, Felicis Ventures, Granatus
Ventures, A Capital Venture

EARLY STAGE
$10M - Series A Feb 2018
Kuali (2014, Lehi, $10M)
University grant and financial management software
Owl Ventures
$5.3M - Series A Oct 2017
BridgeU (2013, London, $8.2M)
Data-driven admission counselling through
predictive analytics
Octopus Ventures, Fresco Capital, Downing Ventures
$4.5M - Series A Jan 2017
Nexus Venture Partners, Blume Ventures, Girish
Mathrubootham, Ananth Narayanan, Vijay Shekhar
Sharma, Sandeep Tandon, Saurabh Shivhare, Paula
Mariwala, Satyen V Kothari, Neeraj Saga, Prashant
Adurty, Sujeet Kumar, Phanindra Sama, Kalyan
Krishnamurthy, Vikas Malpani, Sandhya
Subramanyam, Manish Kheterpal, Shailendra
Nigam, Ashish Tulsian, Kunal_Shah, Aditi Gupta
EARLY STAGE
$4.5M - Series A Apr 2016
Claned (2013, Helsinki, $9.2M)
Personal and adaptive learning platform for
educational institutes and corporates
$4.5M - Series A Apr 2017
HackerEarth (2012, Bangalore, $5M)
Cloud based online recruitment solution for
technical hiring
Prime Venture Partners, DHI Group, Beenos,
Beenext, Digital Garage, BizReach
$4M - Series B Apr 2017
Smart Sparrow (2008, Sydney, $23.5M)
Adaptive eLearning Platform
Moelis, One Ventures, Uniseed
$4M - Series B Aug 2016
RedShelf (2011, Chicago, $7M)
Marketplace to buy, sell and read digital content
NACS, Coniston Capital
$3.3M - Series A Jul 2017
Terra Dotta (2001, Chapel Hill, $9.3M)
Higher education SaaS provider
EARLY STAGE
$2.1M - Series A Nov 2017
SchoolGuru (2012, Mumbai, $7.1M)
University partners for providing online virtual
course content
TeamLease
$1.9M - Series A Dec 2017
Univariety (2011, Hyderabad, $3.9M)
Web platform to get recognized by international
universities and get scholarships
Info Edge India

SEED STAGE
$3.1M - Seed Mar 2016
BridgeEdU (2014, Baltimore, $4.8M)
Alternative freshmen year course for driving
engagement
Lumina Foundation
$1.5M - Seed Mar 2016
Claned (2013, Helsinki, $9.2M)
Personal and adaptive learning platform for
educational institutes and corporates
UK Business Angels Association
SEED STAGE
$1M - Seed Aug 2016
TracxnLabs, WaterBridge Ventures, Blume
Ventures, Sujeet Kumar, Phanindra Sama, Sumit
Jain, Vikas Malpani, Ashish Tulsian, Vijay Shekhar
Sharma, Sachin Bansal, Binny Bansal, Kunal Shah,
Sandeep Tandon, Aprameya Radhakrishna, Paula
Mariwala, Satyen V Kothari, Neeraj Saga, Ajay
Lavakare, Prashant Adurty, Saurabh Shivhare,
Vistra, Kalyan Krishnamurthy, Manish Kheterpal,
Shailendra Nigam, Vaibhav_Arya, Aditi Gupta
$500k - Seed May 2016
Blume Ventures, Rajan Anandan, Sumit Jain,
Aprameya Radhakrishna, Sujeet Kumar, Phanindra
Sama, Kalyan Krishnamurthy, Lalit Mangal, Vikas
Malpani, Vaibhav_Arya, Aditi Gupta

Higher Education > Investment Trends > Notable Investments in last 24 months in China
Notable Investments in last 24 months in China

Most Active Investors (VC, PE) by Stage in Higher Education; Last 5 years (Mar 2013-Mar 2018)
Most Active VC & PE Investors
26
Higher Education > Investment Trends > Most Active VC & PE Investors
SEED STAGE
University Ventures (8 Investments)
Portfolium, Packback, CampusLogic
1
1776 (3 Investments)
StudySoup, Practice, AdmitHub
2
Social Capital (3 Investments)
AdmitSee, interviewing.io, GetSet Learning
3
3one4 Capital (2 Investments)
DoSelect, Campus Diaries
4
Aarin Capital(2 Investments)
DoSelect, Campus Diaries
5
Altair Capital (2 Investments)
Whale Path, Paragon One
6
Blume Ventures(2 Investments)
Unacademy, Frapp
7
East Ventures(2 Investments)
Glints, School With
8
Elevate Ventures(2 Investments)
ClearScholar, APL nextED
9
Kapor Capital (2 Investments)
interviewing.io, Zoobean
10
EARLY STAGE
Unicaf, Examity, Viridis Learning
1
New Markets Venture Partners(4
Investments)
Civitas Learning, Noodle Partners, Fishtree
2
Owl Ventures (3 Investments)
Raise Labs, Noodle Partners, Kuali
3
SV Angel (3 Investments)
Course Hero, WayUp, CodeFights
4
ARTIS Ventures(2 Investments)
InternMatch, Looksharp
5
Battery Ventures(2 Investments)
HackerRank, InstaEDU
6
City Light Capital (2 Investments)
Trilogy Education Services, Practice
7
Felicis Ventures(2 Investments)
Top Hat, Civitas Learning
8
First Round Capital (2 Investments)
Raise Labs, MissionU
9
Floodgate Fund (2 Investments)
Jodel, LearnUp
10
LATE STAGE
Arc Capital Development
Prometric
1
ATP Private Equity Partners
McGraw-Hill Education
2
Bessemer Venture Partners
Instructure
3
Chartline Capital Partners
HackerRank
4
Duchossois Capital Management
Echo360
5
El Dorado Ventures
InsideTrack
6
First Analysis
UniversityNow
7
Georgian Partners
iParadigms
8
Gera Venture Capital
Civitas Learning
9
Great Oaks Venture Capital
Schoology
10

Higher Education > Investment Trends > Most Active Ecosystem Investors
Top Ecosystem Investors in Higher Education; Last 5 years (Mar 2013-Mar 2018)
Most Active Ecosystem Investors
INCUBATOR
500 Startups(19 Investments)
HackerEarth, StudySoup, InternMatch
1
Techstars(12 Investments)
panOpen, ModernGuild, Verificient Technologies
2
Dreamit(9 Investments)
PeopleGrove, University Beyond, Tassl
3
Y Combinator(8 Investments)
HackerRank, WayUp, Oohlala
4
LearnLaunch(7 Investments)
uConnect, Riipen, Cram Fighter
5
Village Capital(5 Investments)
Nepris, Pairin, Upswing
6
Start-Up Chile(4 Investments)
Stellup App, FirstJob, Blumen
7
Chalmers Ventures(3 Investments)
Bonsai, Lorensbergs, Mentoris
8
TLabs(3 Investments)
Meet University, Spayee, GetMyUni
9
Ben Franklin Technology Partners(2
Investments)
Practice, Flip Learning
10
OTHER NOTABLE INVESTORS
Wayra(6 Investments)
Proversity, Discoverables, Team Match
1
Lumina Foundation(4 Investments)
Viridis Learning, Credly, Upswing
2
Plug and Play Tech Center(4 Investments)
Course Hero, Whale Path, Georama
3
Startupbootcamp(4 Investments)
ProctorExam, Workkola, Proctor2Me
4
FundersClub(3 Investments)
Whale Path, Quero, Chitter
5
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation(3
Investments)
ConnectEDU, Lumen Learning, Acrobatiq
6
Internet Initiatives Development
Fund(3 Investments)
Brainify, ProfKontur, Smart Abroad
7
JMI Management(3 Investments)
HackerRank, Schoology, Ellucian
8
Kima Ventures(3 Investments)
Jodel, Whale Path, SchoolMouv
9
Quad Partners(3 Investments)
Interfolio, Taskstream, TargetX
10
DEBT INVESTORS
Lighter Capital(2 Investments)
StudySoup, Signal Vine
1
Silicon Valley Bank(2 Investments)
D2L, CollegeVine
2
The North West Fund(2 Investments)
Collabco, Liftupp
3
Enterprise Ventures
Collabco
4
Pinnacle Ventures
HotChalk
5
Runway Growth
Aspen University
6
Trinity Capital Investment
Examity
7

Higher Education > Investment Trends > Investors in Unicorn club
Investors in Unicorn Club (1/3)

Higher Education > Investment Trends > Unicorn Investors in the Sector
Unicorn Investors in the Sector

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BlueBox
Key Sub Sectors
Detailed Sector Taxonomy
Top Markets of Investment Activity
Top Markets of Early Stage Investors
Other Notable Markets
Market Deep Dive

February 2018Tracxn BlueBox – Higher Education
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Higher Education > Market Details > BlueBox

Key Sub Sectors
34
Key Sub Sectors in Higher Education
Market Top Companies
# Cos
Tracked
#
Funded
Total
Funding
Platforms that allow universities/colleges to manage learning (content authoring, assessment,
reporting and analytics) and administration (enrollment...
2U (2008, Annapolis, Public)
HotChalk (2004, Campbell, $245M)
992 296 $2B
Student Solutions
Companies providing solutions to students such as tutoring, admission assistance, and career
readiness programs
Chegg (2005, Santa Clara, Public)
1775 395 $1.3B
Universities
Brick & Mortar universities using technology for increasing learning efficiency and virtual
universities providing distance education
Laureate (1998, Baltimore, Public)
Minerva Project (2011, San Francisco,
$108M)
65 22 $838M
Teacher Solutions
Companies providing learning solutions to college professors and staff
Faculty Focus (2005, Madison)
Magna Publications (1972, Madison)
5 0 -
Higher Education > Market Details > Key Sub Sectors

Detailed Sector Taxonomy (1/8)
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Higher Education > Market Details > Detailed Sector Taxonomy

36

37

38

39

40

41

42

Rank Market
Last 2 Years
$ Invested # Round Top Funded Company
1
(+7)
Student Solutions > Employability > Career Readiness Programs
Companies providing courses and resources for students to acquire necessary skills for job placement
(Companies covered 61 | Funded 19 | Total Funding $100M)
$72.2M
(+$64.1M)
12
(+8)
UniCareer
(2014, New York City, $50M)
2
(-1)
Student Solutions > Employability > Jobs & Internship Platform
Platform that allows college students and recent graduates to look for and apply to jobs across sectors
(Companies covered 226 | Funded 66 | Total Funding $94.6M)
$33.4M
(+$8.8M)
24
(+10)
Handshake
(2012, San Francisco, $34M)
3
(+1)
Student Solutions > Employability > Pre-assessed Job Platform
Platforms that conducts competitions and hackathons to pre assess job candidates
$59.7M
(+$30.6M)
8
(-2)
HackerRank
(2009, Bangalore, $58.2M)
4
(-1)
University Solutions > Management Solutions > University Management System
> Enrollment Management
Platforms that allows universities to manage the enrollment process helping them to market their
brand and communicate with prospects
$18.2M
(+$456k)
10
(-10)
BridgeU
(2013, London, $8.2M)
5
(-3)
University Solutions > Management Solutions > Learning Management System >
Virtual Classroom Platform
Companies that provides a platform to universities to deliver their degree programs online
$24.8M
(-$261M)
6
(-2)
Noodle Partners
6
(+6)
Student Solutions > Student Resources > Self Study > Multi-Disciplinary
Platforms that provide courses and learning resources for specialized subjects such as engineering and
medicine
(Companies covered 59 | Funded 11 | Total Funding $54.4M)
$18.6M
(+$3.3M)
6
(+4)
Unacademy
(2010, Mumbai, $17.5M)
43
Note: The numbers in the bracket represent the change in a 2 year period.
Top Markets of Investment Activity (1/2)
Top Markets by Funding in Higher Education in last 2 years (March 2016 - February 2018)
Higher Education > Market Details > Top Markets of Investment Activity

Top Markets of Investment Activity (2/2)
Higher Education > Market Details > Top Markets of Investment Activity

Rank Market # Investments Key Investments
1
Student Solutions > Student Resources > Discovery > Education Loan &
Scholarships
Platform for students to search for and apply to scholarships and loans for higher education
(Companies created 56 | Funded 16 | Total Funding $37.3M )
1 Raise Labs (2012, San Francisco, $17.5M)
2
Student Solutions > Student Resources > Self Study > Multi-Disciplinary
Platforms that provide courses and learning resources for specialized subjects such as engineering and
medicine
(Companies created 59 | Funded 11 | Total Funding $54.4M )
1 Unacademy (2010, Mumbai, $17.5M)
3
Student Solutions > Employability > Pre-assessed Job Platform
Platforms that conducts competitions and hackathons to pre assess job candidates
(Companies created 35 | Funded 20 | Total Funding $106M )
1 CodeFights (2014, San Francisco, $12.4M)
Note: Investors considered - Sequoia Capital, Accel Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, NEA, Greylock Partners, General Catalyst Partners, Benchmark Capital, KPCB, Khosla Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Founders Fund, SV Angel, Index Ventures, Bessemer
Venture Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Venrock, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Institutional Venture Partners, Intel Capital, Battery Ventures
45
Top Markets of Early Stage Investors
Top Markets where Early Stage Investors are investing in last 2 years (March 2016 - February 2018)
Higher Education > Market Details > Top Markets of Early Stage Investors

Incubators LearnLaunch (#1), 500 Startups (#1)
Seed SV Angel (#1), New Enterprise Associates (#1)
Series A/B Rethink (#1), New Oriental (#1)
Series C+ Five Points Capital (#1)
None
$294k - Seed
Workkola (2015, Barcelona, $294k)
$8.5M - Series A
MissionU (2016, San Francisco, $11.5M)
$2M - Seed
SVAcademy (2017, San Francisco, $2M)
$50M - Series B
$1M - Angel
Riipen (2014, Vancouver, $1.2M)
$215k - Seed
UnCollege (2011, San Francisco, $265k)
$125k - Seed
Pairin (2012, Denver, $789k)
$7.5M - Series B
LearnUp (2012, San Francisco, $17.4M)
$18k - Seed
Riipen (2014, Vancouver, $1.2M)
Series A
$2.5M - Seed
reacHIRE (2013, Concord, $2.5M)
Jan 2018
Hobsons Partners With PAIRIN to Offer College Students
Career Exploration Tools and Personalized Pathways
Through Starfish Student Success Platform, PRWeb
Nov 2017
An edtech firm connecting students secures €250k seed
investment, Bdaily
Oct 2017
Graduates helping students with campus placement,
Indiatimes
Oct 2017
This EdTech Startup by Ex-Nestle & Unilever Founders Is
Redefining the Bar for Marketing and Sales Recruitments in
BSchools, Startup Success Stories
Jun 2017
PAIRIN Named a Colorado Companies to Watch Winner,
Newswire
Feb 2017 PAIRIN Launches Next Generation SaaS, PR Newswire
Feb 2017
Revelstoke Capital-owned Career Step Acquires Panacea
Healthcare Unit , Citybizlist
Aug 2016
Career Discovery Platform Gradopedia Levels Up With
Funding From Dubai Investors, Inc42
May 2016
Funding Snapshot: reacHIRE Nets $2.5M to Help Women
Return to Work, The Wall Street Journal
Sep 2015
LearnUp, A Startup Closing The Skills Gap For Entry-Level
Job Seekers, Raises $8M From NEA, Shasta, TechCrunch
News
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
$0k
$10M
$20M
$30M
$40M
$50M
$60M
$70M
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
YoY Funding Rounds
-
2
6
19
61
M&A/IPO
Series C+
Series A+
Funded
Companies
Covered
Funding Funnel
Student Solutions > Employability > Career Readiness Programs: Market Factsheet
Market: Career Readiness Programs
46
Exits
Most Active Investors
Recent Investments
YoY Funding and Rounds
Companies providing courses and
resources for students to acquire
necessary skills for job placement
UniCareer
LearnUp
(2012, San Francisco, $17.4M)
Graduation Alliance
(2007, Salt Lake City, $12.8M)
MissionU
(2016, San Francisco, $11.5M)
reacHIRE
(2013, Concord, $2.5M)
Top Companies
#1 Top Markets of Investment Activity
Higher Education > Market Details > Market: Career Readiness Programs
Companies Created 61 | Funded 19 | Total Funding $100M

Note: Overall Rating is a combination of Funding and Team rating, along with Execution, Size and Growth metrics
47
Student Solutions > Employability > Career Readiness Programs: Leaderboard
Market: Career Readiness Programs
Higher Education > Market Details > Market: Career Readiness Programs
Better than Market Average
Overall
Rating
Company
Name
Foun
ded
Year
Location Stage Funding Team
Execution Quality Size Metrics 6M Growth Metrics
App
Rating
App
UX
Web
UX
News
Web
Traffic
Rank
Social
Follow
ing
Mobile
Downl
oads
# App
Revie
ws
Web Traffic
Rank
Mobile
Downloads
Social
Following
Δ % Δ % Δ %
5.0 SkillTrain 2013 Chennai Seed - - 4 - - - 991k 586 30k 292 -803k -44% 54 22% 41 7%
4.9 BTechGuru 2008 Chennai Unfunded - - 4 - - - 187k 791 8k 58 35k 22% 2 4% 2 -
4.8 MissionU 2016
San
Francisco
Series A $12M - - - 4 - 402k 8.2k - - - - - - 2.4k 40%
4.7 Innolat 2014 Raipur Unfunded - - 5 - - - 10M 183 59k 1.2k -994k -7% 24 2% 11 6%
4.6 MyLivPro 2016 Mirzapur Unfunded - - 4 - - - 9.6M 52 750 25 - - 3 14% 9 20%
4.5 Multidukasi 2011 Malang Unfunded - - 4 - - - 10M 310 366k 4.1k - - 238 6% -1 -
4.4 Elearnify 2015 Mumbai Unfunded - - 5 - - - 6.3M 12 30 2 2M 34% 1 100% - -
4.4 SVAcademy 2017
San
Francisco
Seed $2M - - - 5 - - 52 - - - - - - - -
4.3 Upkey 2014 Chicago Funded - - - - 3 - - 1.4k - - - - - - 202 17%
4.2 Laimoon 2011 Dubai Funded $400K - - - - - 45k 1.7k - - 8k 21% - - 56 3%
4.1
Graduation
Alliance
2007
Salt Lake
City
Series B $13M - - - - - 7.8M 476 - - 4M 86% - - 20 4%
4.0 UnCollege 2011
San
Francisco
Seed $265K - - - - - 606k 5.5k - - 43k 7% - - -46 -1%
3.9 Riipen 2014 Vancouver Seed $1M - - - - - 1.8M 2.1k - - - - - - 34 2%
3.8 reacHIRE 2013 Concord Seed $3M - - - - 1 4.3M 643 - - - - - - 133 25%
3.7 Pairin 2012 Denver Seed $789K - - - - 3 790k 458 - - -41k -5% - - 49 12%

Market: Jobs & Internship Platform
48
Higher Education > Market Details > Market: Jobs & Internship Platform
Companies Created 226 | Funded 66 | Total Funding $94.6M

Market: Pre-assessed Job Platform
51
Higher Education > Market Details > Market: Pre-assessed Job Platform

Market: Enrollment Management
54
Higher Education > Market Details > Market: Enrollment Management

Market: Virtual Classroom Platform
57
Higher Education > Market Details > Market: Virtual Classroom Platform

Market: Multi-Disciplinary
60
Higher Education > Market Details > Market: Multi-Disciplinary

Market: Virtual
63
Higher Education > Market Details > Market: Virtual

Market: Virtual
Higher Education > Market Details > Market: Virtual

Market: Colleges
65
Higher Education > Market Details > Market: Colleges

Market: Colleges

Market: Alternative Credit Providers
68
Higher Education > Market Details > Market: Alternative Credit Providers

Market: Communication Platform
71
Higher Education > Market Details > Market: Communication Platform

Market: Portfolio Builder
74
Higher Education > Market Details > Market: Portfolio Builder

Market: Portfolio Builder
Higher Education > Market Details > Market: Portfolio Builder

Market: University Management System
76
Higher Education > Market Details > Market: University Management System

Market: Education Loan & Scholarships
79
#1 Top Markets of Early Stage Investors
Higher Education > Market Details > Market: Education Loan & Scholarships

Public Companies
Contents
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Notable Acquisitions
Top Acquirers
Acqui-hires

Public companies (1/2)
83
Performance indicators of public companies in Higher Education
IPO Date Company
Current
MCap
IPO
Mcap
Revenue P/E
Exchange
Ticker
Feb 2017
Laureate (1998, Baltimore)
Provides online and campus based courses at both UG and PG levels
$2.4B LAUR
Apr 2016
51liucheng (2011, Shanghai)
Online platform for overseas education
836400
Nov 2015
Instructure (2008, Salt Lake City)
$425M INST
Mar 2014
2U (2008, Annapolis)
SaaS based virtual classroom platform for online degree programs
$509M TWOU
Nov 2013
Chegg (2005, Santa Clara)
Provider of tutoring, internship, book rental and related services for
university students
CHGG
Apr 2009
Virtual school and SaaS platforms for institutes for personalised
learning of students
$558M BPI
Dec 2007
ChinaEdu (1999, Beijing)
Online for-degree educational service provider
CEDU
Nov 2006
$307M CPLA
Jul 2002
Tribal Group (1999, Bristol)
SaaS platforms for educational and training organisations
TRB
Higher Education > Exit Outlook > Public Companies

Public companies (2/2)
84
Higher Education > Exit Outlook > Public Companies

Notable Acquisitions (1/3)
85
Notable Acquisitions in Higher Education
Higher Education > Exit Outlook > Notable Acquisitions
2017
Acquirer: Byju's Classes
Tutorvista (2005, Bangalore, $88M)
Online tutoring services provider for school and
college students
2016
Acquirer: Blackboard Deal: $260M
Higher One (2000, New Haven, $91.5M)
Financial management platform for institutions
2015
Acquirer: Muirlands Capital
Education Dynamics (2005, Hoboken, $30.5M)
Prospecting and student retention platform for
educational institutions
Acquirer: TPG Deal: $3.5B
Ellucian (1968, Fairfax)
Software solutions provider for higher education
institutes

86

87

Most Active Acquirers
88
Higher Education > Exit Outlook > Most Active Acquirers

Acqui-hires (1/2)
89
Higher Education > Exit Outlook > Acqui-hires

Acqui-hires (2/2)
90
Higher Education > Exit Outlook > Acqui-hires

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Details on VC & PE Investors
Seed Stage
Early Stage
Late Stage
Details on Top Ecosystem Players

Higher Education > Investors > Index of Most Active VC & PE Investors
Index of Top Investors (VC, PE) by Stage in Higher Education; Last 5 years (Mar 2013 - Feb 2018)
Index of Most Active VC & PE Investors
SEED STAGE
Social Capital (3 Investments)
1776 (3 Investments)
Rethink (2 Investments)
Lerer Hippeau Ventures (2 Investments)
Blume Ventures (2 Investments)
Nesta Impact Investments (2 Investments)
Reach Capital (2 Investments)
LaunchCapital (2 Investments)
Altair Capital (2 Investments)
NewSchools Venture Fund (2 Investments)
Elevate Ventures (2 Investments)
London Co-Investment Fund (2 Investments)
3one4 Capital (2 Investments)
EARLY STAGE
New Markets Venture Partners (4 Investments)
SV Angel (3 Investments)
Owl Ventures (3 Investments)
Rethink (2 Investments)
GSV Capital (2 Investments)
City Light Capital (2 Investments)
Battery Ventures (2 Investments)
First Round Capital (2 Investments)
Felicis Ventures (2 Investments)
Floodgate Fund (2 Investments)
Learn Capital (2 Investments)
ARTIS Ventures (2 Investments)
Subtraction Capital (2 Investments)
LATE STAGE
Rethink
GSV Capital
SJF Ventures
Warburg Pincus
Great Road Holdings
Intel Capital
Raine Group
New Markets Venture Partners
Insight Venture Partners
Georgian Partners
Union Square Ventures

University Ventures
93
Portfolio in Higher Education | Exits | Funds Link | Website | LinkedIn | Twitter
Higher Education > Investors > University Ventures
People
Investments
[Minicorn] CampusLogic (2011, Gilbert, $11.6M, Series B)
Financial aid platform for students
[Minicorn] Acrobatiq (2013, Pittsburgh, $10.4M, Series A)
Learning science-based adaptive courseware & data analytics platform
for personalized learning
Higher Education Notable Portfolio
[Minicorn] Revature (2015, Reston, $20M, Series A)
Project-based certification training for professional development in
programming
[Minicorn] ProSky (2013, Mountain View, $2.7M, Seed)
SaaS platform for project based learning
Other Notable Portfolio
Top Exits
Recent News on Fund & Portfolio
Ryan Craig
Co-Founder &
Managing Director
Daniel Pianko
Co-Founder &
Managing Director
Geographical Spread Stage of Entry
Dec 2017
Indiana University Selects Proctoring Platform to Ensure
Integrity of Online Assessments, PR Newswire
Nov 2017
CollegeVine Announces Expanded Leadership Team and
New Advisory Board Directors, PR Newswire
Oct 2017
Startup Viridis Learning moving headquarters from New
York to Austin, 512Tech
Jul 2017
Examity to Provide Online Proctoring for Open edX
Platform, Campus Technology
Jun 2017
New Analytics Tool Tracks Cheating Patterns for Online
Testing, Campus Technology
Jun 2017
Salesforce Ventures Invests in Viridis to Connect Students,
Community Colleges and Jobs, EdSurge
Apr 2017 CollegeVine inks $3.6 mln Series A, PE Hub
Apr 2017
Trinity Capital Investment Reports Record First Quarter
Results, Business Wire
Mar 2017
Examity® Launches Mobile Authentication Suite, Sector
Publishing Intelligence
Mar 2017
Identity verification firm Examity releases mobile
authentication platform, Biometric Update
Mar 2017 Unicaf Secures $12M in Funding, FinSMEs
None
1 1
3
4
7
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Follow On New Investments
5
-
-
6
8
Undisclosed
Series C+
Series B
Series A
Seed17
1
1
-
-
US
Europe
Canada

Social Capital
94
Higher Education > Investors > Social Capital

1776
95
Higher Education > Investors > 1776

Rethink
96
Higher Education > Investors > Rethink

Kapor Capital
97
Higher Education > Investors > Kapor Capital

Lerer Hippeau Ventures
98
Higher Education > Investors > Lerer Hippeau Ventures

Blume Ventures
99
Higher Education > Investors > Blume Ventures

Reach Capital
100
Higher Education > Investors > Reach Capital

LaunchCapital
101
Higher Education > Investors > LaunchCapital

Altair Capital
102
Higher Education > Investors > Altair Capital

NewSchools Venture Fund
103
Higher Education > Investors > NewSchools Venture Fund

Elevate Ventures
104
Higher Education > Investors > Elevate Ventures

London Co-Investment Fund
105
Higher Education > Investors > London Co-Investment Fund

3one4 Capital
106
Higher Education > Investors > 3one4 Capital

Contents
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Appendix
107
Seed Stage
Early Stage
Late Stage

University Ventures
108
Higher Education > Investors > University Ventures

109
Higher Education > Investors > New Markets Venture Partners

SV Angel
110
Higher Education > Investors > SV Angel

Owl Ventures
111
Higher Education > Investors > Owl Ventures

Rethink
112

GSV Capital
113
Higher Education > Investors > GSV Capital

City Light Capital
114
Higher Education > Investors > City Light Capital

Battery Ventures
115
Higher Education > Investors > Battery Ventures

First Round Capital
116
Higher Education > Investors > First Round Capital

Felicis Ventures
117
Higher Education > Investors > Felicis Ventures

Kapor Capital
118
Higher Education > Investors > Kapor Capital

Floodgate Fund
119
Higher Education > Investors > Floodgate Fund

Learn Capital
120
Higher Education > Investors > Learn Capital

ARTIS Ventures
121
Higher Education > Investors > ARTIS Ventures

Subtraction Capital
122
Higher Education > Investors > Subtraction Capital

Contents
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Market Details
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Investors
News
Appendix
123
Seed Stage
Early Stage
Late Stage

Rethink
124

125
Higher Education > Investors > Bessemer Venture Partners

GSV Capital
126
Higher Education > Investors > GSV Capital

SJF Ventures
127
Higher Education > Investors > SJF Ventures

128
Higher Education > Investors > Gera Venture Capital

Warburg Pincus
129
Higher Education > Investors > Warburg Pincus

Great Road Holdings
130
Higher Education > Investors > Great Road Holdings

Intel Capital
131
Higher Education > Investors > Intel Capital

Raine Group
132
Higher Education > Investors > Raine Group

133
Higher Education > Investors > New Markets Venture Partners

Insight Venture Partners
134
Higher Education > Investors > Insight Venture Partners

Georgian Partners
135
Higher Education > Investors > Georgian Partners

136
Higher Education > Investors > Great Oaks Venture Capital

137
Higher Education > Investors > Chartline Capital Partners

Union Square Ventures
138
Higher Education > Investors > Union Square Ventures

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Incubators
Other Notable Investors
Debt Investors

Higher Education > Investors > Index of Ecosystem Investors
Index of Top Ecosystem Investors in Higher Education; Q1 2013 - Q1 2018
Index of Ecosystem Investors
INCUBATOR
500 Startups (19 Investments)
Techstars (12 Investments)
Dreamit (9 Investments)
Y Combinator (8 Investments)
LearnLaunch (7 Investments)
Village Capital (5 Investments)
Start-Up Chile (4 Investments)
Chalmers Ventures (3 Investments)
TLabs (3 Investments)
Ben Franklin Technology Partners (2
Investments)
CIIE (2 Investments)
Joyful Frog Digital Innovation (2 Investments)
Kaplan EdTech Accelerator (2 Investments)
Palm Ventures (2 Investments)
Portland Seed Fund (2 Investments)
OTHER NOTABLE INVESTORS
Wayra (6 Investments)
Lumina Foundation (4 Investments)
Plug and Play Tech Center (4 Investments)
Startupbootcamp (4 Investments)
FundersClub (3 Investments)
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (3
Investments)
Internet Initiatives Development Fund (3
Investments)
JMI Management (3 Investments)
Kima Ventures (3 Investments)
Quad Partners (3 Investments)
Tech Coast Angels (3 Investments)
Alliance of Angels (2 Investments)
Bpifrance (2 Investments)
City and Guilds (2 Investments)
Cross Border Angels (2 Investments)
DEBT INVESTORS
Lighter Capital (2 Investments)
Silicon Valley Bank (2 Investments)
The North West Fund (2 Investments)
Enterprise Ventures
Pinnacle Ventures
Runway Growth

500 Startups
141
Higher Education > Investors > 500 Startups
People
Investments
[Minicorn] HackerEarth (2012, Bangalore, $5M, Series A)
Cloud based online recruitment solution for technical hiring
Higher Education Notable Portfolio
[Unicorn] Grab (2012, Singapore, $3.4B, Series G)
Taxi Booking App
[Unicorn] Credit Karma (2007, San Francisco, $370M, Series D)
Aggregator of various consumer financial products.
[Unicorn] Twilio (2007, San Francisco, $240M, Public)
Cloud Communications API provider
[Unicorn] Canva (2012, Surry Hills, $82.6M, Series B)
Online design platform
[Soonicorn] Udemy (2010, San Francisco, $173M, Series D)
Marketplace for online courses
[Soonicorn] Smule (2008, San Francisco, $144M, Series F)
Developer of social music-making & sharing apps
[Soonicorn] Intercom (2011, San Francisco, $116M, Series D)
Customer communication and Retention Platform
[Soonicorn] Ipsy (2011, San Mateo, $107M, Series B)
Subscription for beauty products
[Soonicorn] Life360 (2008, San Francisco, $89.7M, Series C)
Mobile app that connects family members and close friends
[Soonicorn] VTS (2011, New York City, $87.8M, Series C)
Leasing and asset management software for brokers, investors &
owners.
[Soonicorn] Carousell (2012, Singapore, $87.1M, Series C)
P2P mobile marketplace for garage sale
Other Notable Portfolio
Top Exits
Recent News on Fund & Portfolio
Dave McClure
Founder, Partner
Geographical Spread Stage of Entry
Feb 2018
Tech firm HackerEarth launches co-innovation platform
‘Startup Connect’, TheNewsMinute
Feb 2018
Major Singapore HR firm makes first startup investment,
Tech in Asia
Jan 2018
Noodle Partners Announces Partnership With Wake
Forest University School of Business, PRWeb
Jan 2018
HackerEarth Recruit Continues Exceptional Customer
Momentum; Used by More than 4000 Enterprises,
Business Wire India
Dec 2017
Noodle Partners Announces Another $14 Million In
Financing To Accelerate Growth And Transform Higher
Education, PRWeb
Nov 2017 Noodle Partners Adds Three Executives, NewsCenter
Aug 2017
Tulane U to Expand, Improve Online Offerings, Campus
Technology
Apr 2017
HackerEarth raises $4.5M to bring 'hacker culture' into
corporate companies, TechCrunch
None
1 1 1
3 3
3
4
1
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Follow On New Investments
7
-
-
3
12
Undisclosed
Series C+
Series B
Series A
Seed15
3
1
1
1
US
India
SEA
China
Latam

Techstars
142
Higher Education > Investors > Techstars

Dreamit
143
Higher Education > Investors > Dreamit

Y Combinator
144
Higher Education > Investors > Y Combinator

LearnLaunch
145
Higher Education > Investors > LearnLaunch

Village Capital
146
Higher Education > Investors > Village Capital

Start-Up Chile
147
Higher Education > Investors > Start-Up Chile

TLabs
148
Higher Education > Investors > TLabs

Ben Franklin Technology Partners
149
Higher Education > Investors > Ben Franklin Technology Partners

CIIE
150
Higher Education > Investors > CIIE

Joyful Frog Digital Innovation
151
Higher Education > Investors > Joyful Frog Digital Innovation

Kaplan EdTech Accelerator
152
Higher Education > Investors > Kaplan EdTech Accelerator

Palm Ventures
153
Higher Education > Investors > Palm Ventures

Portland Seed Fund
154
Higher Education > Investors > Portland Seed Fund

Contents
Feed Summary
Investment Trend
Market Details
Exit Outlook
Investors
News
Appendix
155
Incubators
Debt Investors

Wayra
156
Higher Education > Investors > Wayra

Lumina Foundation
157
Higher Education > Investors > Lumina Foundation

Plug and Play Tech Center
158
Higher Education > Investors > Plug and Play Tech Center

Startupbootcamp
159
Higher Education > Investors > Startupbootcamp

FundersClub
160
Higher Education > Investors > FundersClub

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
161
Higher Education > Investors > Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Internet Initiatives Development Fund
162
Higher Education > Investors > Internet Initiatives Development Fund

JMI Management
163
Higher Education > Investors > JMI Management

Kima Ventures
164
Higher Education > Investors > Kima Ventures

Tech Coast Angels
165
Higher Education > Investors > Tech Coast Angels

Alliance of Angels
166
Higher Education > Investors > Alliance of Angels

Bpifrance
167
Higher Education > Investors > Bpifrance

City and Guilds
168
Higher Education > Investors > City and Guilds

Contents
Feed Summary
Investment Trend
Market Details
Exit Outlook
Investors
News
Appendix
169
Incubators
Debt Investors

Lighter Capital
170
Higher Education > Investors > Lighter Capital

Silicon Valley Bank
171
Higher Education > Investors > Silicon Valley Bank

The North West Fund
172
Higher Education > Investors > The North West Fund

Pinnacle Ventures
173
Higher Education > Investors > Pinnacle Ventures

Runway Growth
174
Higher Education > Investors > Runway Growth

175
Higher Education > Investors > Trinity Capital Investment

Contents
Feed Summary
Investment Trend
Key Markets
Exit Outlook
Investors
News
Appendix
176
Recent News

Recent News (1/2)
177
Higher Education > News > Recent News
Mar 2018 Strayer Education misses by $0.20, misses on revenue, Seeking Alpha
Mar 2018 Capella Education EPS in-line, misses on revenue, Seeking Alpha
Mar 2018
Ulyngo and OOHLALA Collaborate to Increase Safety, Engagement,
and Sustainability for Chapman University, PRWeb
Feb 2018
Info-Tech Research Group names Cherwell, TeamDynamix, and
OMNINET as IT Service Management (ITSM) Gold Medalists, PRWeb
Feb 2018
Edtech startup Buddy4Study raises $3M Series A funding led by CBA
Capital, YourStory Media
Feb 2018
Tech firm HackerEarth launches co-innovation platform ‘Startup
Connect’, TheNewsMinute
Feb 2018 Mark Fields Joins Ellucian Board of Directors, Citybizlist
Feb 2018
Education finance app attracts $735,000 investment, The Business
Observer
Feb 2018
First tenant set to open at Mercia Marina’s landmark £3m Piazza
development, TheBusinessDesk
Feb 2018
Softdocs Announces Expanded Partnership with Ellucian Through
Ethos Support, PRWeb
Feb 2018
Craft Driven MR Associates with CareerGuide.com to Introduce a
Report on Career Counselling, Startup Wonders
Feb 2018
Jenzabar Partners with Docubase to Provide Streamlined
Document, BestProductsReview
Feb 2018 VR firm outlines flotation plan , Insider Media
Feb 2018
Unacademy eyes 5th round of funding in 2 years, may raise $35 Mn,
Entrackr
Feb 2018
2U, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2017 Financial
Feb 2018
Powered by 2U, Yale School of Medicine Welcomes 43 Students to
the Yale Physician Assistant Online Program, PR Newswire
Feb 2018
Cengage And Chegg Announce Exclusive Partnership To Offer
Cengage Unlimited Subscribers Free 30-Day Access To Chegg
Learning Services, PR Newswire
Feb 2018 Edtech business looks to raise €5m in IPO, independent.ie
Feb 2018
Peterson, Port Cameron partner to develop deepwater staging port
in Louisiana, World Oil
Feb 2018 Fastweb, Ericsson launch Rome 5G trial, Telecompaper
Feb 2018
Quad Learning raises $4.8 million to help students get four-year
degrees, ImpactAlpha
Feb 2018
Regent Education Announces New Name for Flagship Financial Aid
Management Solution, Citybizlist
Feb 2018
Bridgepoint Education Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2017
Feb 2018
Greg Peters, Chief Product Officer at Netflix, Joins 2U Board of
Directors, PR Newswire
Feb 2018
Hobsons Launches Community Intervention Sharing to Help Higher
Education Institutions Achieve 100 Percent Goal Attainment, PRWeb

Recent News (2/2)
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Feb 2018
Canvas Announces Certification of Caliper Analytics 1.1 Standard,
PR Newswire
Feb 2018
CodeFights Releases AI-Driven Sourcing Assistant To Help
Recruiters Find Qualified Engineering Candidates Faster, PR
Newswire
Feb 2018
Poets&QuantsTM Launches Complete Resource for Online MBA,
Business PR News
Feb 2018
Turnitin Acquires Plagiarism Detection Competitor, VeriCite,
EdSurge
Feb 2018
ODEM.IO Establishes Solid Supporter Base as Crowdsale Builds
Momentum, PR Newswire
Feb 2018
Prometric® Vice President Linda Waters to Serve on ATP Board,
Business Wire
Feb 2018 Sydney ISV eyes jobs bonanza after NSW Govt cash injection, ARN
Feb 2018
ODEM.IO Opens Crowdsale for World's First Education Marketplace,
PR Newswire
Feb 2018
Instructure Announces Q1 2018 Investor Conference Participation,
PR Newswire
Feb 2018
Instructure Announces Pricing of Public Offering of Common Stock,
PR Newswire
Feb 2018
Educational Testing Service (ETS) Extends Long-Term Agreement
with Prometric®, Business Wire
Feb 2018
Canvas Used by Majority of the Top 25 Online Bachelor’s Degree
Programs Ranked by U.S. News & World, PR Newswire
Feb 2018
Schoology Launches Global Digital Citizenship Challenge, PR
Newswire
Feb 2018 Major Singapore HR firm makes first startup investment, Tech in Asia
Feb 2018
Kuali Raises $10 Million From Owl Ventures To Help Higher Ed
Transform Administration, PR Newswire
Feb 2018
Turnitin Developing Tech to Detect Contract Cheating, Campus
Technology
Feb 2018 Why Shares of Chegg Inc. Are Surging Today, The Motley Fool
Feb 2018
Why Twitter, AmerisourceBergen, and Chegg Jumped Today, The
Motley Fool
Feb 2018
HackerRank raises $30M to match developers with jobs,
mmotimes.com
Feb 2018
Instructure Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2017 Financial
Feb 2018
Chegg Reports Q4 and Full Year 2017 Financial Results and Raises
2018 Guidance, PR Newswire
Feb 2018 What 2U's Partnership With WeWork Means for Investors, Citybizlist
Feb 2018 Fastweb launches GDPR offering for Italian businesses, Telecompaper
Feb 2018
Online assessment platform helps recruiters check prospective
employees’ Mettl, YourStory Media
Feb 2018
Forty-Five Institutions Are Live with Ex Libris Leganto Resource
List Solution, PR Newswire

Contents
Feed Summary
Investment Trend
Key Markets
Exit Outlook
Investors
News
Appendix
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Index of Top companies by Market
Funded Deadpooled Companies

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Companies
Companies Covered
Unicorns
Public Companies
Acquired Companies
Funded Companies
Investment Trends
Recent Investments
Mega Investments
Investment Trend
Markets
BlueBox
Taxonomy
News
Key News
Recent News
Company Stage
Angel Funded
Seed Funded
Early Stage (Series A/B)
Late Stage (Series C+)
Acqui-hires
DeadPooled
Investors Acquirers
Unicorn Investors
Most Active Investors
Most Active VC &PE Investors
Portfolio of Top Investor
Most Active Acquirer
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Index of IPOs, Acquisitions, Unicorns, Soonicorns, Minicorns and Editor Picks in Higher Education
Index of Top companies by Market (1/9)
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Universities
Virtual
UG and PG levels
IPO Date Feb 2017 Mcap $2.4B
IPO Mcap -
- LAUR P/E -
Virtual school and SaaS platforms for institutes for
personalised learning of students
IPO Date Apr 2009 Mcap $558M
IPO Mcap -
- BPI P/E -
IPO Date Nov 2006 Mcap $307M
IPO Mcap -
- CPLA P/E -
Virtual
National American University (1941, Rapid
City)
Virtual school for higher education
IPO Date - Mcap -
IPO Mcap -
- - P/E -
Open Colleges (1910, Sydney)
Online degree programs
Stage: Acquired
Quartet Ventures
Strayer Education (1892, Herndon)
Online college
IPO Date Jul 1996 Mcap $90M
IPO Mcap -
- STRA P/E -
Student Solutions
Admission Assistance
ConnectEDU (2002, Boston, $66.5M)
Web-based college admission and career
counselling
Stage: Acquired
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Allen &
Company, New Markets Venture Partners and 1
Other Investors
StartClass (2009, Santa Barbara)
Market research tool for education and
employement
Editor's Pick. Stage: Unfunded

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